Free spool casting reel

Claim 1

IN A FISHING REEL HAVING A SPOOL AND A LEVEL WIND MECHANISM INTERCONNECTED FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION BY MESHING GEARS, A DRIVING MECHANISM THEREFORE COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A GEAR HUB FOR ONE OF SAID GEARS HAVING AN AXIALLY DISPOSED SQUARED DRIVING APERTURE AND DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID GEAR HUB COMPRISING A DRIVING HUB DISPOSED FOR ROTATION CO-AXIALLY OF SAID GEAR HUB AND HAVING A CRANK THEREON, SAID DRIVING HUB HAVING A BORE THEREIN AND A DRIVING PLUNGER SLIDABLY AND NON-ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BORE HAVING A SQUARED DRIVING HEAD ADAPTED TO BE MOVED INTO AND TO FIT IN AND DRIVINGLY ENGAGE THE SQUARED APERTURE IN SAID GEAR HUB OR TO BE MOVED OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GEAR HUB ON SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER, STOP MEANS ON SAID DRIVING HUB AND SAID PLUNGER TO STOP SAID PLUNGER IN A POSITION WHERE THE DRIVING HEAD AND THE SQUARED APERTURE IN SAID GEAR HUB ARE IN DRIVING ENGAGEMENT, A PLUNGER SPRING INTERCONNECTING SAID DRIVING HUB AND PLUNGER BIASED TO MOVE SAID PLUNGER NORMALLY TO SAID POSITION OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT, A MANUAL MEMBER ON SAID PLUNGER FOR MOVING THE SAME AXIALLY OF SAID DRIVING HUB AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID PLUNGER SPRING TO MOVE SAID DRIVING HEAD OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GEAR HUB AND HOLDING MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID PLUNGER AND HEAD IN NON-DRIVING POSITION AND MEANS OPERABLE BY ROTATION OF SAID DRIVING HUB TO RELEASE SAID HOLDING MEANS.